2025-26 DET Directing Program – Unscripted | Jamala Gaither

Kudos to 2025-26 DET Unscripted Program Director, Jamala Gaither, who has been assigned to direct a segment on the upcoming season of Disney+’s PROJECT RUNWAY! A respected entertainment industry producer with over 20 years of experience in both scripted and unscripted content, she began her career as a production assistant working on feature films, eventually becoming an Assistant Director (AD) on projects such as OUT OF TIME and MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. During the Writer’s Guild strike of 2007/8, Jamala transitioned into unscripted television as a freelance producer. Since then she has worked across a wide range of genres on acclaimed shows including RuPAUL’S DRAG RACE, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING- LA, IS IT CAKE, BIG BROTHER, PROJECT GREENLIGHT, LEGO MASTERS and THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE. Always a Jersey girl at heart, Jamala is a UCLA graduate and has spent her adult life in Los Angeles. Now that she has officially raised a whole human being who just graduated college herself, Jamala is exploring new creative avenues – including stepping into the role of director. Way to go, Jamala!